President's Secretary Lalith Weeratunga has instructed ministry secretaries that when implementing infrastructure development projects they should study the projects successfully implemented in foreign countries and be influenced by their positive values.

The Presidential Secretary gave these instructions while participating at a special meeting held at Presidential Secretariat yesterday.

It is said that accordingly while attention was drawn on projects implemented under each ministry, extensive discussion was held about action that should be taken for their success.

Similarly on this occasion the Presidential Secretary had given instructions that when implementing projects steps should be taken to increase productivity while minimising expenditure.